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English Dictionary: herd	by the DICT Development Group
7 results for herd
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
herd n a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd" Synonym(s): ruck, herd v cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom" Synonym(s): herd, crowd move together, like a herd keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Herd \Herd\, v. t. To form or put into a herd.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Herd \Herd\, a. Haired. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Herd \Herd\, n. [OE. herd, heord, AS. heord; akin to OHG. herta,G. herde, Icel. hj[94]r[?], Sw. hjord, Dan. hiord, Goth. ha[a1]rda; cf. Skr. [87]ardha troop, host.] 1. A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray. Note: Herd is distinguished from flock, as being chiefly applied to the larger animals. A number of cattle, when driven to market, is called a drove. 2. A crowd of low people; a rabble. But far more numerous was the herd of such Who think too little and who talk too much. --Dryden. You can never interest the common herd in the abstract question. --Coleridge. {Herd's grass} (Bot.), one of several species of grass, highly esteemed for hay. See under {Grass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Herd \Herd\, n. [OE. hirde, herde, heorde, AS. hirde, hyrde, heorde; akin to G. hirt, hirte, OHG. hirti, Icel. hir[?]ir, Sw. herde, Dan. hyrde, Goth. ha[a1]rdeis. See 2d {Herd}.] One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Herd \Herd\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Herded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Herding}.] [See 2d {Herd}.] 1. To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills. 2. To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self among, a group or company. I'll herd among his friends, and seem One of the number. --Addison. 3. To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. [Scot.]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Herd Gen. 13:5; Deut. 7:14. (See {CATTLE}.)